The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) donated surplus wildfire engines to four eastern Washington fire districts on Monday. This year, 10 engines were donated across the state. Four of them will be utilized in eastern Washington as part of the DNR's annual effort to strengthen fire response in wildfire-prone rural areas.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Ten firefighters in east King County are now out of a job-- they were let go from Eastside Fire & Rescue on Monday because they are not vaccinated against COVID-19. Chief Jeff Clark said the agency is following the governor’s mandate of all emergency service providers being fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, 2021.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Kennewick Fire Department is investigating the cause of a colonial house fire that has displaced the people living there. KFD says the fire happened around 1:30 a.m at 3 W. 3rd Ave. Firefighters say a nurse called them when she could smell smoke while working. KFD says there are six to eight people displaced.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

A family of five was displaced and one person was burned in a Battle Ground house fire Monday morning. Clark County Fire District 3 responded at 11:10 a.m. to 2101 N.W. 16th Circle for reports of black smoke coming out of the back of the house, according to Battalion Chief Sean Smith. Crews arrived to the single-story house on fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian - Metered Site

Firefighters from across Pierce County want to make sure everyone is prepared for fire season well in advance this year. If you'd like to make sure your home or neighborhood are prepare for the coming fire season, the Pierce Conservation Dist, EPFR, Orting Valley Fire, Greenwater Fire, and Washington State Department of Natural Resources have teamed up to announce an upcoming wildfire preparedness training session.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gig Harbor Patch